Texts in the City: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
The Wheeler Centre: Books, Writing and Ideas, Tuesday, March 26 at 4:30pm
The Wheeler Centre, 4:30PM - 5:15PM, Tuesday 26 March 2013
Studying a book or film can be a short-cut to consigning it to boredom. But our Texts in the City series – a gift to students, their teachers and lifelong learners – brings the VCE English and Literature lists to life.
Each week, our hosts – authors Lili Wilkinson and Tony Birch – will interview experts intimately familiar with the texts, unearthing those hidden gems that could help your essay shine.
This time around, Tony Birch and a special guest will explore Australian writer Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
· Related video: Australian Literature 101: Ray Lawler: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Presenters
Lili Wilkinson
Lili Wilkinson is a reader and writer of Young Adult fiction. She was first published at age twelve in Voiceworks magazine. Her titles include Scatterheart, Pink and most recently Love-Shy and The Zigzag Effect.
Ailsa Piper
Ailsa Piper has worked throughout Australia as a playwright, theatre director, actor, teacher, speaker and pate-wrapper. (rodneyvc)… (more)
Studying a book or film can be a short-cut to consigning it to boredom. But our Texts in the City series – a gift to students, their teachers and lifelong learners – brings the VCE English and Literature lists to life.
Each week, our hosts – authors Lili Wilkinson and Tony Birch – will interview experts intimately familiar with the texts, unearthing those hidden gems that could help your essay shine.
This time around, Tony Birch and a special guest will explore Australian writer Ray Lawler’s Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.
· Related video: Australian Literature 101: Ray Lawler: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Presenters
Lili Wilkinson
Lili Wilkinson is a reader and writer of Young Adult fiction. She was first published at age twelve in Voiceworks magazine. Her titles include Scatterheart, Pink and most recently Love-Shy and The Zigzag Effect.
Ailsa Piper
Ailsa Piper has worked throughout Australia as a playwright, theatre director, actor, teacher, speaker and pate-wrapper. (rodneyvc)… (more)
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